ICYMI: Rep. Anthony Weiner told me during a CapTon interview last Friday that he is perfectly comfortable seeing the responsibility of redrawing district lines remain in the hands of elected officials, insisting politicians can be fair and balanced in this instance.

Weiner joked that he would like to see two GOP seats eliminated (doubtful), and and stressed that he’s among the downstate pols who aren’t buying the Census 2010 numbers, calling them “mind-boggling in many ways” based on both previous estimates, “common sense” and “real, hard analysis.”

“I am concerned about the idea of having…nonpartisan redistricting when we have states like Texas that are doing the most partisan things imaginable to eliminate Democratic seats,” the Brooklyn/Queens congressman said.

“I believe that the fair process here can be the political process, too.”

“I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with saying: let politics have its way. Especially since you have a Republican Senate and a Democratic Assembly, I’m not sure nonpartisan redistricting is necessarily going to get us any better outcome.”

Of course, Weiner, who is actively mulling a 2013 mayoral run (which would be his third), isn’t in any danger (that I know of) of being redistricted out of existence or losing if his own district lines are changed.

Weiner is far from alone in holding this particular view. His former boss and mentor, Sen. Chuck Schumer, said much the same thing – much to the chagrin of former NYC Mayor Ed Koch.